The Bachelorette fans are in a frenzy over the current status of Kaitlyn Bristowe and Jason Tartick's relationship, and Kaitlyn has just raised suspicion that their romance may be over.
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For weeks now, The Bachelorette fans have overloaded Kaitlyn and Jason's Instagram accounts with speculatory comments and questions about whether they're still together or broken up.
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On Tuesday, August 1, Kaitlyn took to Instagram Stories and gave her followers a piece of her mind.
"I cannot believe the audacity of people to expect things from me when I haven't even been able to process things for myself," Kaitlyn wrote, according to Us Weekly.
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Needing to "process things" would seem to suggest she and Jason have called it quits and ended their engagement.
The Season 11 The Bachelorette star continued, "Have a f—king heart. You're scaring me with your comments and demands. I'm almost worried about YOU."
Kaitlyn quickly deleted the post, but screenshots of it still exist online and in her "Off the Vine with Kaitlyn Bristowe" podcast group on Facebook.
Kaitlyn subsequently took to Instagram with a permanent post featuring lyrics to her 2020 song "If I'm Being Honest."
Kaitlyn highlighted the following lyrics: "Just 'cause I'm an open book / Don't mean you get the whole story."
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She continued, "And if I'm being honest / I'm not always as tough as I seem / And I can have my moments / But words can get the best of me / And the words that I say to myself / Are the ones that hit the hardest."
Jason and Kaitlyn have also fueled breakup rumors by refusing to publicly deny them or answer concerned fans' questions. They've also been spending a lot of time apart.
Jason, for instance, just visited his mother alone in New York earlier this week, and when he returned home to Nashville, he posted photos of a fun-filled day with the two golden retrievers he shares with Kaitlyn -- but Kaitlyn, who had the dogs the night before, was nowhere to be found.
"They broke up," a fan commented on the post.
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Another person asked, "When will you confirm the breakup? @deuxmoi already did," seemingly referring to a blind the Instagram account had posted last week that directly named Kaitlyn and Jason and claimed "rings are off."
Kaitlyn has also uploaded cryptic posts on Instagram lately, saying she needs to "toughen up" in order to "fight the noise," and she also posted a Nikita Gill poem about self-improvement.
This past weekend, Kaitlyn posted a crying selfie and wrote, in part, "Just know that the highlights are mostly posted about. You're not alone in your struggles."
And one week ago, Kaitlyn revealed that she got three new tattoos to represent her "what is my life" era.
On top of that, Kaitlyn was spotted without her engagement ring on a beach vacation late last month, and she hasn't posted a photo with Jason since plugging one of their podcast episodes on July 6.
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While Kaitlyn and Jason breakup rumors have been circulating, Kaitlyn's first fiance, her The Bachelorette 11 winner Shawn Booth, announced he's going to be a dad with a woman named Audrey "Dre" Joseph, who had taken photos of him and goes to his gym.
Kaitlyn and Shawn were together for about three years and announced their breakup in November 2018.
Jason asked Kaitlyn out on their first date in January 2019, and their romance moved quickly.
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Jason moved from his place in Seattle to live with Kaitlyn in Nashville in June 2019, and then the couple adopted their two dogs together.
Kaitlyn accepted a marriage proposal from Jason in May 2021, but the Dancing with the Stars winner has explained in the media how they've been distracted when it comes to wedding planning and are in no rush to exchange vows.
The fact there has been no wedding, however, supports the idea their relationship may be rocky or on the outs.
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